During this year's reclassification period effective for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 athletic years, it signaled a change for Central Louisiana's Class 2A district.

For the first time in four years, the triumvirate of Oakdale, Pickering and Rosepine will not be in a Cenla-laden district, instead latching on with DeQuincy, East Beauregard and Vinton to form District 4-2A.

In part 2 of my district breakdowns, we delve into District 4-2A to see how the Cenla schools stack up against some of the schools from the Lake Charles area. The teams are listed in how I think they will finish this season.

DeQuincy (Last season: 7-5, Class 2A regionals)

The Tigers were solid last season at 6-4, but Kinder and Welsh were the two teams that prevented them from a district title. Although DeQuincy does face Kinder in non-district play, its path to a district title is a bit clearer despite losing the duo of Will Smith and Kaleb Buck. Jacob Cooper will have to step up, but if DeQuincy's offense can continue to put up the yards, watch out.

Oakdale (Last season: 4-7, Class 2A first round)

The Warriors were consistently a darkhorse in District 3-2A and that will not change this season in 4-2A as they will host DeQuincy and Vinton this year, which might give them a shot at a district title. I think second place is good for now as they have a solid senior class with quarterback Slate Jordan and Miliak Hayward leading the way.

Vinton (Last season: 4-7, Class 2A first round)

There may be no team happier to change districts and moving away from Welsh and Kinder than Vinton, which went 4-7 after a 3-0 start last year. The Lions have one of the state's more dynamic running backs in Tony St. Julien, who rushed for 1,078 yards and 12 touchdowns last season and is drawing interest from SEC schools such as LSU, Tennessee and Ole Miss.

East Beauregard (Last season: 9-3, Class 1A first regionals)

The Trojans make the jump up to Class 2A this year after reaching at least the regional round of the Class 1A playoffs the past four years and going 9-3 in 2016. Although it will be interesting to see what East Beau does in its new class, it has a strong running attack with senior lineman Chris Brister returning.

Rosepine (Last season: 0-10, no playoffs)

Since going 7-5 and reaching the second round of the Class 2A playoffs in 2013, the Eagles struggled over the last three seasons — going 1-30 and having a pair of winless seasons. However, with Johnny Cryer returning to Rosepine, expect the team to be vastly improved. The Eagles have a few building blocks in junior receiver Seth Ducote and offensive linemen Maison Roberts and Wesley Willis, so it's only a matter of time.

Pickering (Last season: 8-4, Class 2A regionals)

Over the last two years, the Red Devils had a ton of juniors and seniors that helped them challenge for the District 3-2A title over the past two seasons and reach the Class 2A semifinals in 2015. With players such as Patrick Hinson, Dontay Hargrove, Codie Williams and Austin Talley graduating and Cryer moving south to Rosepine, I think Pickering takes a step back. However, the Devils will be a tough team as Quan Blackwell and Laron White remain.